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Dichloromethyl methyl ether

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Dichloromethyl methyl ether
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Dichloro(methoxy)methane
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
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ECHA InfoCard 100.023.180 Edit this at Wikidata
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C2H4Cl2O/c1-5-2(3)4/h2H,1H3
SMILES
  • ClC(Cl)OC
Properties
Chemical formula C2H4Cl2O
Molar mass 114.95 g·mol
Boiling point 85°C
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

Dichloromethyl methyl ether (HCl2COCH3) is an organic compound that belongs to the class of ethers with a dichloromethyl group and a methyl group. It can be synthesized from methyl formate and a mixture of phosphorus pentachloride and phosphorus oxychloride or by chlorination of chlorodimethyl ether.

The compound is used in the formylation of aromatic compounds (Rieche formylation) and as a chlorination agent in the formation of acid chlorides.

References

  1. Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 5, p.365 (1973); Vol. 47, p.51 (1967). link
  2. Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 7, p.467 (1990); Vol. 61, p.1 (1983). Link
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